SEAD Archives

U.S. Navy Launched An AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range For The First Time

August 5, 2021 Stefano D'Urso

The live fire event is the first in a series of development test events that will ensure AARGM-ER can meet required objectives as it is about to enter Low Rate Initial Production. The U.S. Navy […]

Italian Air Force F-35s Carry Out SEAD and DEAD Training During Exercise Lightning 2020

November 3, 2020 David Cenciotti

During the Exercise, four Italian F-35 Lightning II have carried out missions in the Polygone range and trained with the Italian SIRIUS Surface Based Air Defence (SBAD). From Oct. 19, four F-35A aircraft, belonging to […]

Let’s Talk About The Digital Evolution Of Electronic Warfare

October 26, 2020 Stefano D'Urso

How the rapid increase in computing power and affordability of advanced technologies are driving the move from legacy analog EW systems to new digital ones. A recent feature by Northrop Grumman provided some interesting insights […]

First In, Last Out: the story of the SEAD missions flown by the F-105 in Vietnam

November 30, 2015 Dario Leone

Here’s why Wild Weasel missions were among the most dangerous sorties flown in Southeast Asia. During the Vietnam War the main threat to the strike packages was the V-750 (S-75) Dvina, the first effective Soviet surface-to-air missile […]

Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 81 – 104)

July 1, 2011 David Cenciotti

Previous debriefings: Archive With the air campaign in Libya in progress for more than 100 days, I think it’s better to give the blog’s reader an extremely quick recap of the main political and military […]